Beastie Boys Sabotage the Star Trek Soundtrack In a Very Good Way

I was expecting Star Trek to be nothing but score, but instead got a surprise gift – Sabotage by the Beastie Boys plays when young Kirk steals a car and goes for a joy ride. (The movie itself was also ridiculously good, but more on that later)

There are only four songs in the movie. Unfortunately, my wits ganked on me and I was not able to write down all four. (maybe I was overwhelmed by the Imax screen). If anyone could fill in the blanks, I would be very, very grateful. I am sure I will see it again soon, but still…

Update: Thank you to Michelle for writing down the complete list of songs from Star Trek. There are five songs in the movie, plus the original scoreMichael Giacchino. The soundtrack album that the studio released only has the score on it, but you can find the videos and downloads for all the songs from the movie at Reelsoundtrack.com – or below.

I also think there was a song playing very faded in the background when Kirk was in the bedroom with the green girl, but maybe it was just score.

The score to Star Trek was crafted by Michael Giacchino. It is an interesting piece, with shades of Indian violin and sitar at times, particularly when the Vulcan storyline plays out.

Note on Cyrano Jones: The name of the band for two of the songs is Cyrano Jones, a reference to a character in the TV series, who according to Memory Alpha was “was an intergalactic trader and, to Captain Kirk, a general nuisance who lived during the mid-23rd century. Among his wares, Jones pawned articles such as Spican flame gems, Antarean glow water and tribbles.”

The movie itself is brilliant. I think it is my favorite of the franchise. It was able to work in the classic lines that everyone was hoping to hear, but did it in such a way that it did not seem forced. The casting was perfect. And it was actually pretty damn funny. Not to mention, the visuals were incredible. Definitely worth making the trek to see it in Imax.

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I have searched Google for days trying to find them, and the closest I’ve come is a Facebook or Myspace page that has a Star Trek band called that, and no links to music. I have found a few things to download on the usual torrent and gnutella based places, but nothing legit, just trackers.

“Awasoruk” is Kurosawa spelled backwards, apparently an homage to famed Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. I wouldn’t doubt they just heard this song in a club somewhere where they were filming and just got the guys demo and boom it’s in the movie.

Bad news guys. That song did not exist previously. The name of the band is an old character from ST. That song was done by Bad Robot Music for that movie. The only way to get a copy is from them or wait until someone rips it out of a DVD or R5. Sucks I like that song to. It grabbed my attention at the theater.

just a thought. I bet JJ abrams is band that made this song. He is a musician. He does score the music for his TV shows at that. that’ll explain why there is absolutly no trace of a Cyrano Jones band or anything. because Bad Robot is part of the production that did this Star Trek movie, and oh yeah IS OWNED BY JJ ABRAMS. case solved

It was put together by JJ Abrams. The name Awasoruk is Kurosawa backwards and a tribute to a Japanese director that greatly influenced George Lucas for Star Wars Episode 4 and 6. Cyrano Jones is a fictional character in Star Trek that introduced Tribbles to Kirk’s Crew.

I hope they realize how many people are wanting this song and that they could easily profit off releasing it to itunes for download, or something. They could of at least stuck it on the Star Trek Soundtrack.